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Located in Jinja district, Nalufenya was established in 1954 as a Police post. But it was transformed into a Special Investigations Centre of police by the former Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura where all suspects, who were treated as hardcore criminals, were detained.

Heads of intelligence and security services in twelve countries in the Eastern Africa are in Kampala to share information on armed groups and negative forces. The intelligence chiefs are from Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritius, Madagascar, Somalia, Madagascar, Ethiopia and Uganda, all members of the African Committee of Intelligence and Security Services.

More than a month after Charles Etukuri, a senior journalist at the Vision Group, was kidnapped and held incommunicado for a week, there is still debate about the conduct of journalists when covering security services. Many scholars rightly argue that journalists and intelligence services share a common interest--information--and that the relationship between the two is an enduring one. Both collect information but for different audiences and purposes. While spies are in the business of secrecy, the business of journalists is that of exposure, including watching over the intelligence agencies. Herein lies the line that journalists ought to observe at all times.

Babar Baloch, the spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR says that the agency is working with partner organizations in western Uganda to support the influx of the refugees, most of who are exhausted, hungry, thirsty, sick, and have fled with few or no belongings.

The Council decided to maintain the overall force levels of UNMISS with a troop ceiling of 17,000 troops. This includes a Regional Protection Force whose capacity will not exceed 4,000, troops and 2,101 police personnel, including individual police officers, formed police units and 78 corrections officers.

The meeting comes as an ultimatum issued by Agriculture minister Vincent Ssempijja for the pastoralists to peacefully vacate the region expires at mid night. Ssempijja pushed the deadline from January 31 to March 16 to allow the pastoralists vaccinate their animals against foot and mouth disease and process animal movement permits.

The resolution was arrived at during a crisis meeting convened by the governing council of Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative ARLPI chaired by Archbishop John Baptist Odama. The intent was to reconcile members of the Catholic and the Anglican Church.

He said the security sector needs to keep up with advancements in technology adding that there is nothing that the Government cannot acquire if it is important. All technology gaps must be filled Museveni emphasized.

Muhoozi was commenting on the recent changes in the security leadership which ended the 12-year-long tenure of General Kale Kayihura as Inspector General of Police. During the same changes, Gen Henry Tumukunde was replaced as Security Minister.

One of the two Major Generals, five Brigadiers and 55 Colonels who were recently promoted by the Commander in Chief of the UPDF, Gen Yoweri Museveni, were pipped at a ceremony presided over by the UPDF Chief of Defense Forces General David Muhoozi. Major General Ivan Kasirye Gwanga was absent at the event.

Clad in a navy blue suit, Muzeei spent close to one and a half hours in the VIP room at Parliament as the committee interacted with Tumwine and Ochola. He was finally led into the committee room by security as journalists struggled to take his picture.

Mondo Ride joins other companies like Uber, Taxify, Friendship Taxi and Quick Taxi that are operating in the Ugandan market. It is active in five cities across Africa, including Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu in Kenya and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

The most senior among the promoted officers are Brig Kasirye Gwanga, promoted to Maj Gen ahead of his scheduled retirement this year, Brig Rwabantu to Maj Gen and appointed Deputy General Officer Commanding Reserves, and Col Charles Wacha, promoted to Brig and Director Human Rights.

As news of General Kale Kayihuras sacking as Inspector General of Police IGP Kale Kayihura spread within the force, two camps appeared to emerge pitting the young officers on one side and the old guard on the other.